Quentin Tarantino has never really been afraid to push boundaries. and seems to take a perverse kind of pleasure in destroying all kinds of sacred calves. So what would you expect of a Tarantino World War II movie? A solemn meditation on sacrifice and honor, or a shoot 'em up bloodfest with the title Inglorious Bastards.
Well, at least one part of that description will be true. Thanks to some intrepid French skills, the folks at JoBlo learned from one of Tarantino's interviews at Cannes that he hopes to bring his next movie to the festival in 2009. He tells the interviewer, “The next movie I'm doing is my World War II movie. I just finished up the first draft and if all goes well, I will be here, in Cannes, in 2009 with Inglorious Bastards.” What more appropriate news on Memorial Day than a movie that calls our World War II veterans by such a delightful epithet?
Seriously, though, it makes me a little queasy to think of Quentin Tarantino making a World War II movie. I know we've seen countless dramas glorifying the sacrifices made by soldiers during that time, but are we really ready to see a movie about them called Inglorious Bastards? And even if the title is referring to the bad guys, do we really expect Tarantino to handle the subject with somber respect? The movie may turn out to be worth watching, but Tarantino might need to watch out for veteran's groups who will make a big stink about the King of Violence taking his shot at the Greatest Generation.
